★ Battle System
Within Skill Set, you can assign a skill to the ○△×□ buttons.
There are two Skill Sheets available to assign skills to, and you can switch between them during battle.
Skills
These are special attacks activated by using SP.
The Skills learned by each character differs, such as close-combat consecutive attacks, attack magic, and recovery magic.
Skills are generally separated into two types: Physical (STR) Skills and Magic (INT) Skills.
Physical Skills are good for lowering HP, and Magic Skills more easily lower the enemy's Break Gauge.
You can use skills by pressing [L1 button + each button (○, △, ×, □)].
You can check the skills you've set by pressing the L1 button.
(※The display will disappear when you let go of the button)
Skill Sheets can be toggled using the up/down directional buttons.
By locking on to an enemy with the R1 button, an enemy's status will be displayed.
Analyze the enemy's status to gain the upper hand in battle!
Lock On
By locking on with the R1 button, the enemy's status will be displayed in the screen's upper left. You can view their HP Gauge, their weaknesses, and their Break Gauge.
By reducing the Break Gauge to 0, the enemy will be immobilized for a short time, giving you a chance to attack!
When locking on to an enemy, a cursor will be displayed above them. Switch targets with the right stick.
The trick to being victorious in battles it to aim for an early Break by using skills effectively.
Attacking using elements displayed under "Weak" is also effective.
There are four types of elements: Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Wind.
Awakening can be activated by raising the Awakening Gauge to 1 or higher.
Furthermore, by raising the Awakening Gauge above 3, you can use an Awakening Skill, a powerful special attack that has a special animation specific to each character. You will need a specific condition in order to learn Awakening Skills.
Awakening
Not only will the power of Skills increase, but Awakening will also cause the SP Gauge to replenish at a rapid rate.
Using Awakening will be your chance to unleash a massive amount of damage by using a crazy amount of Skills!
Awakening Skills
These are ultimate special skills that can greatly decrease the enemy's HP and Break Gauges.
However, by using an Awakening Skill, the Awakening Gauge will decrease by 3 stages,
and the remaining amount of time in the Awakening mode will also decrease. Use these Awakening Skills carefully.
※There is a specific condition required in order to learn Awakening Skills.
Awakening Gauge
The gauge to the left of the character's icon at the bottom of the screen is the Awakening Gauge.
The stage of the gauge is displayed beneath the character's level.
When the player attacks an enemy or takes damage, the Awakening Gauge will increase to a max 5 stages.
Awakening State
Awakening Skill
While in Awakening, the Awakening Gauge will slowly deplete. Once it reaches 0, Awakening will end.
When playing offline, Awakening and Awakening Skills can only be used by the character controlled by the player (AI cannot activate Awakening). In multiplayer, each player is able to use Awakening and Awakening Skills.
With Tactics, you can decide what strategy to instruct to your party members with.
You can choose from 9 types of tactics. Since your party members (AI) change their behavior according to the Tactics specified, make sure to choose them carefully according to the situation.